Mentor
Trott, Timothy
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Date
Summer 8-2-2023
Abstract
Soil bacterial communities are an important part of terrestrial ecosystems due to their roles in biogeochemical cycling processes. Consequently, understanding how soil disturbance affects the soil bacterial diversity is vital to understanding the entire ecosystem. In this study we examined the effects of soil disturbance (by mining) on the soil bacterial community composition from three sites on Bauxite Ridge in Southeast Tennessee compared to three undisturbed sites in a nearby location. The soil bacterial community was analyzed by 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing of total DNA extracted from the soil samples collected from each of the six sites. Characterization of the bacterial community of these six sites showed that soil disturbance does not appear to be correlated with the differences in the diversity of the bacterial community, though this does not correlate with previous research.
Recommended Citation
Rodriguez, Marie A.; Peach, MarK; and Trott, Timothy D., "The Impact of Soil Disturbance on Soil Bacterial Community Composition" (2023). Research in Biology. 19.
https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/research_bio/19
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